Senator Fraser Anning wants women armed with tasers for their own safety

A Queensland senator wants women given the right to arm themselves with tasers and pepper spray to protect themselves against rapists and murders.

Katter Australia Party's Fraser Anning moved a motion in the upper house calling on the Federal Government to allow the importation of spray, mace, and tasers for individual self-defence and for state governments to legalise and "actively promote" the carrying of them.

The motion noted the recent spate of "horrific violent crimes against women" and that the first duty of government is to ensure "innocent victims are protected from harm".

Fraser Anning wants women to be able to arm themselves for their own safety. Picture: AAP (AAP)The murder of Eurydice Dixon has triggered a public debate on how to ensure public safety. Picture: AAP (Supplied.)

Vulnerable people, the motion stated, need some form of defence "against violent individuals of superior strength".